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quominus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quomi-nus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writ and legal fiction that (until the late 19th century) allowed the Court of Exchequer to obtain a jurisdiction over cases normally brought in the Court of Common Pleas, based on having the plaintiff in a debt case claim that he was a debtor to the king, and that the defendant's debt prevented him paying the king.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From Latin quōminus.

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What does quominus mean?
A writ and legal fiction that (until the late 19th century) allowed the Court of Exchequer to obtain a jurisdiction over cases normally brought in the Court of Common Pleas, based on having the plaintiff in a debt case claim that he was a debtor to the king, and that the defendant's debt prevented him paying the king.
Where does quominus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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